This week’s news in brief round-up
Goosebumps has branded new restaurant chain Cabana, which opens a Westfield Stratford restaurant this week.
Thompson Brand Partners uses children’s artwork for Young Epilepsy identity
Thompson Brand Partners has created the branding for national charity Young Epilepsy, which has changed its name from the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy.
Hidden Heroes
Napoleon put out a tender which led to the design of the tin can (1809), as a challenge to preserve basic food provisions for troops over long periods. This kind
Patrick Bell joins Sector Design as director
Patrick Bell, a former chief executive of Coutts Retail and one of the founders of Writtle Holdings, has joined Leicester-based retail design consultancy Sector Design as a director.
Voxpop – do you think a design degree is worth £9000 a year?
With university fees set to hit up to £9000 a year next year, new figures show that applications to art and design courses for 2012 have dropped by more than
Festival time
Already host to a celebrated literature festival, Cheltenham is set to take its place on the design circuit with the launch of the Cheltenham Design Festival next year. The festival,
Labour attacks Government for treating creative industries like ‘a second-rate sector’
New Shadow Culture Minister Dan Jarvis has attacked the Coalition Government for treating the creative industries like a ‘second-rate sector’ as he outlined plans for his new role.
Applications for art and design courses drop by more than a quarter
The number of applications to creative arts and design university courses starting next September have dropped by 27.1 per cent.
Typo London – Michael Bierut
Philip Larkin’s This Be The Verse (yes, the one about your parents ‘fucking you up’) may seem an odd opener for a talk on typography by one of the world’s
Number of art and design students grows by a quarter – report shows
The number of UK creative art and design students has grown by nearly a quarter since 2003/04, according to a new report.
Together brands academies for Dragons’ Den’s Peter Jones
Together has created the branding for the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy, which has been founded by the Dragons’ Den star.
Neville Brody announced as D&AD president in waiting
Neville Brody has been announced as the incoming deputy president of D&AD, which means he will take over as president of the organisation in a year’s time.
Latest articles
Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing of the hugely influential British designer, Sir Kenneth Grange.
From the archives: Picture Post
As we head back into our archives, here’s a gem from March 1990. Jane Lewis looks at the creative ways design firms promoted their services through mail-outs.
From the archives: Driving back to the future
During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, looks at car design trends.
Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon
In December 2023, it was announced that Design Week was closing its doors. However – good news! We’re reopening by the end of summer 2024!
Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
